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brisk adjective
/brɪsk/ adj Definition
quick, energetic and active
a brisk walk
He set a brisk pace and we struggled to keep up.
Her tone on the telephone was brisk (= she spoke quickly and used few words) and businesslike.
briskly adverb
/ˈbrɪsk.li/ adv She walked briskly into town.
Beat the eggs whites briskly until soft peaks form.
"Let's get it over with, " he said briskly.
briskness noun
/ˈbrɪsk.nəs/ n [U] (Definition of brisk adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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